Trade Dunta?

[barrett]

I really doubt we see problems out of him in the locker room. After all the holdout is done and he reports (may not be until the start of the regular season), then he will be spending the rest of the year auditioning for a new job and a new team. Any bad press that comes out of Houston about him causing trouble will hit him where it apparently matters most to him (in the wallet).

Most likely nobody budges on the contract. He reports only when he has to in order to avoid missing game checks. He plays hard to look good for future employers. He is generally aloof towards teammates and coaches. He leaves next year via trade, after the season but before the draft.

[dadmg]

I voted "I wouldn't trade him for anything" although that's technically not true. If I could get a cornerback of the same age and caliber as Dunta who was under contract for a few more years, then obviously I would. Corner's a valuable position and I can't imagine trying to trade a good one coming into his prime. I don't think Dunta's holdout's unreasonable, nor do I think the Texans are being unreasonable in wanting to see a year of him healthy. Truthfully, we should have locked Dunta up a few years ago. That said, I think the Texans need to bite the bullet on this one. Good cornerbacks don't come cheap, but there's a reason for that. If you've got one, you don't let him go; doubly so if you're in a division with Peyton Manning.

[Rum Runner]

Originally Posted by dadmg

...If you've got one, you don't let him go...

I don't know that this is an accurate statement. Not really sure why, aside from the obvious monetary reasons, but it's not uncommon at all for a good to even great cornerback to switch teams. It's not like great quarterbacks or left tackles that normally stick with their teams until the twilight of their careers.

Just off the top of my head:
D. Sanders
C. Bailey
T. Law
A. Woodson
A. Samuel

D. Robinson had an above average rookie season and I would argue that his rookie year was his best; those flashes we saw gave us hope for more but the greatnest never materialized . I will no be surprised at all if he is wearing another uniform next year but I don't think it will be because of a trade... I think we let him walk.